From: "Geo" 

"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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> European recipes typically use weight.  My ex used to make a cake that
> called for 500 g flour, 500 g butter and 500 g sugar.   I think actually
> this is how "pound cake" got its name, a pound of each of those.

so euro kitchens have a scale in them instead of a measuring cup?

Geo.

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